Hi everyone! This is my first post here. While I am still very new, I hope I'll be able to grow into a somewhat useful part of the community over time! 
I have a question regarding the input voltage of a Color Classic. As far as I can tell, these units were all (normally) multi-voltage, supporting 90-240v. This is mentioned on EveryMac and Apple's own documentation, as well as what's written on the bottom of the Color Classic I acquired just yesterday.
For a bit of background:
However, the seller told me to only use it with 110v, something that's also written (presumably by him, to remind himself) in the actual power input socket with a sharpy. I am trying to figure out if there were Color Classics with 630-0349 analog boards that were limited to only supporting 110v, if anything has been done to this unit that would limit its input voltage like this, or if it was simply a misunderstanding of the previous owner. This seller mentioned several things that led me to think they might not have a complete understanding of this device — not to imply that I know what I'm talking about either, of course
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The seller I bought this particular unit from said they bought this device about 5 years ago. They did not seem too familiar with what had been done to it, other than mentioning the hard drive had been replaced with an adapter and SD card (I didn't check yet which particular adapter is being used. It does work fine though). After opening it up I discovered that the logic board has actually been recapped, presumably by whomever my seller bought it from. Fortunately the PRAM battery was also removed, presumably when the re-cap was done.
From first glance it appears that the analog board is untouched. I have not taken the analog board out yet to be able to look at it more carefully, but from what I was able to see with the back cover removed, it appears stock. I want to wait with taking it out until I obtain the parts necessary to recap it. The display is acting up, with it occasionally flickering, suddenly becoming noticeably brighter (or dimmer), and other similar oddities. I'm pretty sure it's doing all the tell-tale signs of a Mac asking for a recap.
Back to my questions:
I'm happy to take any and all advice you can give. Even though it'll need a bit of love and care, I'm really happy I was finally able to find a Color Classic where I live. I've been looking forever for one, and was overjoyed when I finally did find it and was quick enough to get it.
Thank you!
I have a question regarding the input voltage of a Color Classic. As far as I can tell, these units were all (normally) multi-voltage, supporting 90-240v. This is mentioned on EveryMac and Apple's own documentation, as well as what's written on the bottom of the Color Classic I acquired just yesterday.
For a bit of background:
However, the seller told me to only use it with 110v, something that's also written (presumably by him, to remind himself) in the actual power input socket with a sharpy. I am trying to figure out if there were Color Classics with 630-0349 analog boards that were limited to only supporting 110v, if anything has been done to this unit that would limit its input voltage like this, or if it was simply a misunderstanding of the previous owner. This seller mentioned several things that led me to think they might not have a complete understanding of this device — not to imply that I know what I'm talking about either, of course
.The seller I bought this particular unit from said they bought this device about 5 years ago. They did not seem too familiar with what had been done to it, other than mentioning the hard drive had been replaced with an adapter and SD card (I didn't check yet which particular adapter is being used. It does work fine though). After opening it up I discovered that the logic board has actually been recapped, presumably by whomever my seller bought it from. Fortunately the PRAM battery was also removed, presumably when the re-cap was done.
From first glance it appears that the analog board is untouched. I have not taken the analog board out yet to be able to look at it more carefully, but from what I was able to see with the back cover removed, it appears stock. I want to wait with taking it out until I obtain the parts necessary to recap it. The display is acting up, with it occasionally flickering, suddenly becoming noticeably brighter (or dimmer), and other similar oddities. I'm pretty sure it's doing all the tell-tale signs of a Mac asking for a recap.
Back to my questions:
- Were there any Color Classic analog boards with the same commonly found 630-0349 model number that were only 110v?
- If not, could any work done on its logic board or anywhere else in the device (outside of the analog board) be the reason why input voltage is restricted like this? I can't find anything else being modified other than the logic board recap and hard drive replacement being in place.
- What is the best way to verify which input voltages this board/computer supports, are there any particular parts of the analog board or its components I can look for to figure this out?
I'm happy to take any and all advice you can give. Even though it'll need a bit of love and care, I'm really happy I was finally able to find a Color Classic where I live. I've been looking forever for one, and was overjoyed when I finally did find it and was quick enough to get it.
Thank you!